"We want to see Elmo!!"

The highlight of today, for the kids, was meeting Elmo at the Inter- national Friend- ship Festival!



















They also enjoyed the Backyardigans concert, inflatable bouncers and face-painting.
You can see umbrellas in the picture...it wasn't raining, it was just very hot!!
The kids had a very fun time!

Party Time!

Sunday was Nora's 4th birthday and we had a total of 16 people here for her birthday party, including 9 kids!

Nora wanted a Pony Castle cake...I think it turned out pretty good!

The weather was beautiful and it was a really fun time!

"Look Mommy! Me a puppy!!

Levi used marker to "face-paint" himself as a puppy. (Obviously not something I was aware he was doing!)
I guess he did a pretty good job for a 2 year old!

August Long Weekend!

Mom and Dad came for a visit this past weekend and Charlotte, Stacy and Grant also drove out from Winnipeg! We all had such a great time playing games and hanging out!

Nora's 4th birthday is on August 10th, so since Mom and Dad were here, we had a little surprise birthday party for her! She was thrilled!

Mom made the cross-stitch of Nora's name as part of her gift! It's so beautiful!

It's always so great to get together...I miss Mom and Dad already!

Parade!

Just thought I'd share a video of my favorite part of any parade...the bagpipe band. Today was the Steinbach parade, and the weather was amazing for it! The kids had fun! Levi waved to all the tractors!